HHS cyber arm warns of teen criminals
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a threat brief on Thursday about a recently discovered cyber threat group known as Lapsus$. The group, described as "effective, but also...
View ArticleFDA releases medical device cybersecurity draft guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a draft guidance this past week with regard to medical device cybersecurity.The draft guidance, "Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System...
View ArticleNorthwell Health, Aegis Ventures to launch healthcare AI companies, starting...
Northwell Health is working with Aegis Ventures, a New York-based startup studio to launch Ascertain, a joint company creation platform.WHY IT MATTERS With Ascertain, Northwell and Aegis plan to...
View ArticleCongressman asks Cerner, VA to address pharma module interface concerns
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., asked the Department of Veterans Affairs and Cerner leadership on Friday to put in place a "true" bidirectional interface between Cerner's electronic health record and its...
View ArticleHit with a cyber attack? Here's how to keep the feds informed
This past month, President Joe Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, as part of omnibus appropriations legislation. That act would require owners and...
View ArticleSuperCare Health faces lawsuits over data breach
SuperCare Health, a respiratory care provider with locations throughout the United States, has been hit with multiple lawsuits over the past week following a breach of more than 300,000 individuals'...
View ArticleFeds warn healthcare providers of 'exceptionally aggressive' ransomware group
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity arm released a warning this week about the ransomware group Hive. Described as an "exceptionally aggressive, financially motivated...
View ArticleCISA expands Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to include GE, Siemens
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced this week that it had expanded the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to include several Industrial Control Systems experts.The expansion,...
View ArticleVeteran hospitalized after medication dropped from EHR list
Reports emerged this week of a veteran hospitalized in March after a heart medication prescription went missing from his "active prescription" list. As first reported by the Spokesman-Review's Orion...
View ArticleA peek into the 'controlled chaos' of labor and delivery, and how AI can help
Since the 1970s, electronic fetal monitoring has been the go-to technology in perinatal obstetrics for the detection of fetal distress during labor. Although the technology has changed slightly in the...
View ArticleCybersecurity incident disrupts operations at Tenet hospitals
Tenet Healthcare Corporation released a statement on Tuesday revealing that it had experienced a cybersecurity incident this past week that temporarily disrupted some acute-care operations. According...
View Article'Faxed and refaxed': AMA claims poor interaction between GPs and hospitals in...
The Australian Medical Association has claimed that “chronically poor” communication between general practitioners and hospitals is putting patient safety at risk, and called for the Victorian...
View ArticleRLDatix, symplr Midas lead safety vendor market, but customers want more
A first-of-its-kind KLAS report released Thursday examined the state of the market regarding safety, risk and compliance management. Many organizations, said the research and analytics firm, are...
View ArticleACP, ATA, ORCHA announce new framework supporting health app safety
The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications announced a new framework this week aimed at helping...
View ArticleReal-time tracking is a must for chronic care management
To ensure success under value-based care models, providers need specific clinical information readily available at the point of care to make decisions and take measures to improve outcomes....
View ArticleTech giants expand support for 'a passwordless world'
Apple, Google and Microsoft announced Thursday that they planned to expand support for a common standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium that does not require a password...
View ArticleThe state of rural healthcare today, and what technology can do to help
Health disparities have the potential to negatively impact rural Americans much more than urban Americans. No doubt, rural healthcare currently is facing many challenges, such as lack of bed...
View ArticleCyber roundup: Feds put up $10M reward for Conti information
The U.S. Department of State announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the identification or location of any individuals holding a key leadership position in the Conti ransomware group....
View ArticleCerner EHR had 50+ slowdowns, outages since VA go-live, says report
[Ed. note: This piece has been updated with additional comments from the Department of Veterans Affairs.]The Department of Veterans Affairs' new electronic health record system has experienced more...
View ArticleLeapfrog Group hospital safety grades highlight decline in patient experience
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